It seems almost the entire village is gathered around a dilapidated cottage. Two village guards, dressed in the livery of the Earl of Goodbarley, flank an emaciated figure with a pale face and a hooked nose. The crowd is hurling insults at the prisoner.

You inquire with one of the furious peasants, who explains that this man has a reputation for being a sinister sorcerer, probably responsible for the disappearance of a dozen villagers and some animals this month. A little further on, villagers are piling herbs and bundles of sticks around a post erected for the occasion. There's a whiff of a sorcerer barbecue in the air.

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The man vehemently protests his innocence:

“That's not true! I didn't kidnap Mother Michel's cat! Or Mother Michel! In fact, I haven't even made anyone disappear... this month...”

This matter probably doesn't concern you. You can return to 44 or explore the cabin of this supposed warlock in 161. If you are a HumanKnight(codes B1andA4), or a HumanMagician(codes B1andA6) you can, if you wish, try to defend the supposed warlock in 81.

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